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This program takes parameter one and will add a suffix (parameter two) and/or prefix (parameter three) to it and pass it back in Parameter one. This can be useful if you wish to add a pound sign or credit sign to numeric data. You also have the option of adding a space between the Prefix and the parameter string (parameter four) or a space between the parameter string and the Suffix (parameter five).
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter |
Description |
Comments |
PARM1 |
Data String |
The data string that you wish to format e.g. 12,345.00 |
PARM2 |
Prefix |
e.g. £ (maximum length 10 characters) |
PARM3 |
Suffix |
e.g. CR or - (maximum length 10 characters) |
PARM4 |
Space after Prefix |
Y if you wish to add a space between the Prefix and the Data String or Blank if not. |
PARM5 |
Space before Suffix |
Y if you wish to add a space between the Data String and the Suffix or Blank if not. |
PARM6 |
Not used |
Note: If the Data String passed in parameter one has leading blanks then these are honoured when the string is reformatted. This is to ensure that if you were passing a vertical list of numeric entries, one at a time, into the program the resulting output strings will still line up vertically.E.g.
PARM1 Input |
PARM1 Output |
1,234.00 |
[£1,234.00-] |
12,234.00 |
[£12,234.00-] |
234.00 |
[£234.00-] |
4.00 |
[£4.00-] |
0.04 |
[£0.04-] |
Example 1
Parameter |
Input |
Output |
PARM1 |
1,234.00 |
[£ 1,234.00-] |
PARM2 |
[£ |
|
PARM3 |
-] |
|
PARM4 |
Y |
|
PARM5 |
||
PARM6 |
Example 2
Parameter |
Input |
Output |
PARM1 |
1,234.00 |
£1,234.00 CR |
PARM2 |
£ |
|
PARM3 |
CR |
|
PARM4 |
||
PARM5 |
Y |
|
PARM6 |
